The overall methodology of the USAJOBS system development lifecycle, or SDLC, has improved significantly and the system is now operating with a stable change management process after running into some early problems, the OPM inspector general has said.
However, it said it was concerned with the fact that the entire USAJOBS SDLC methodology was developed independent of any agency-wide requirements or guidance.
Although OPM’s internal website contains policies and procedures related to SDLC, many of these documents have not been updated in over 10 years, and they are not routinely used to manage current development projects, the IG said.
It said the Office of the CIO is developing a current SDLC policy but recommended that the OCIO establish an SDLC review process to formally approve SDLC work at various milestones for all OPM system implementation projects.
Further, while the OCIO has implemented a thorough change management process to facilitate changes to the USAJOBS application, the IG found inconsistency in the way change requests were approved and recommend that the OCIO develop a policy that outlines which individuals can make formal approvals at various stages in the USAJOBS application change management process.
